Noah Feldman The U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron decision, a basic building block of administrative law, thereby striking a blow against the power and authority of all federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling, in the cases of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, marks the culmination of … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court just gave itself a lot more power
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Sordillo: Make your files findable when you leave them to your heirs
Estate & Giving Living life and facing death can be liberating – and it doesn’t have to be hard. Depending on the source, about half of Americans know they should have a will but don’t. And a National Library of Medicine study found that in 2017 only a third of us had completed end-of-life forms that outline our wishes for comfort and care during that final … [Read more...] about Sordillo: Make your files findable when you leave them to your heirs
Sordillo: Charitably minded investors can satisfy RMDs with QCDs
Estate & Giving Qualified charitable distributions allow your required IRA distributions to benefit a worthy cause – while you benefit from a reduced tax liability. Helping others when you’re gone is a noble and rewarding aspiration. But think how much more rewarding it could be, both personally and charitably, to help others while you’re still here. Giving during … [Read more...] about Sordillo: Charitably minded investors can satisfy RMDs with QCDs
Biden-Trump debate nears amid hopes to avoid another dumpster fire
Mark Z. Barabak In a little more than a week, Frank Fahrenkopf will be just another member of the TV audience watching as Joe Biden and Donald Trump tangle in this year’s first presidential debate. He’s not happy about that. In 1987, Fahrenkopf, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, helped found the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, … [Read more...] about Biden-Trump debate nears amid hopes to avoid another dumpster fire
Only Clarence Thomas is willing to give a gun to a domestic abuser
Noah Feldman Gun rights are not unlimited according to an 8-1 Supreme Court decision that draws back from the extreme Second Amendment decision the court made two years ago in the notorious Bruen case. The holding in the new case, United States v. Rahimi, is that the government may bar people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders from owning guns. But the real … [Read more...] about Only Clarence Thomas is willing to give a gun to a domestic abuser